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The Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 6501 North Meridian Street, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. It is the oldest synagogue in Indianapolis.
Gaza City, situated along the Mediterranean coast, was part of the Seleucid Empire during the Hellenistic period, and later came under Roman rule. [3] During the Hellenistic period, which began with the conquests of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century BCE, there was a large Jewish population in nearby Judea, and Jewish communities also existed in other parts of the region.
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Throughout the Roman period, Gaza was a prosperous city and received grants and attention from several emperors. [20] A 500-member senate governed Gaza, and a diverse variety of Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, Jews, Egyptians, Persians, and Bedouin populated the city. Gaza's mint issued coins adorned with the busts of gods and emperors. [28]
His father was a rabbi who served as superintendent of the Jewish Home for the Friendless in Chicago. [2] Feuerlicht attended the Brimmer School in Boston, the University of Cincinnati, and Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He was ordained a rabbi from the latter in 1901. He initially served as rabbi of Temple Israel in Lafayette, Indiana.
The Old Town of Gaza (1862–1863). Picture by Francis Frith The known history of Gaza spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled, destroyed and repopulated by various dynasties, empires, and peoples. Originally a Canaanite settlement, it came under the control of the ancient Egyptians for roughly 350 years before being conquered and becoming one of the Philistines' principal cities. Gaza became part ...
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New York City is home to the largest Jewish community outside of Israel. In 2011, according to the UJA-Federation of New York, the five boroughs of New York City proper was home to 1,086,000 Jews, representing 13% of the city's population. [4] In 2023, 960,000 Jews live in the city, nearly half of them live in Brooklyn. [5] [3] [2]